Saving Strays

Registered charity 1191852 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SAVING SUFFERING STRAYS

Saving Strays are dedicated to raising awareness of the plight of stray dogs in the U.K. Bosnia and across Europe. We support rescue work saving dogs from killing stations and from the hardship of life on the streets and provide a rescue and rehoming service for the reception, care and treatment of stray dogs rehoming them to families in the U.K. and across the world.

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Latest income
£101k
Latest spending
£108k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources were £101,073 against total expenditures of £108,250, resulting in a net decrease in funds for the year. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £16,474, while restricted reserves were £8,297. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with systems in place to manage strategic and operational risks.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Saving Strays (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bosnia And Herzegovina · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£101k£108k
31/03/2024£112k£94k
31/03/2023£105k£109k
31/03/2022£157k£157k

Common questions

Is Saving Strays financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources were £101,073 against total expenditures of £108,250, resulting in a net decrease in funds for the year. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £16,474, while restricted reserves were £8,297. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with systems in place to manage strategic and operational risks. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Saving Strays?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Saving Strays as a grant recipient include OLSEN ANIMAL TRUST, THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE TULA TRUST LIMITED.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
OLSEN ANIMAL TRUSTFY2022£41k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£2k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ARTHUR CAMP FOUNDATION TRUST1£189k
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION1£12k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STAFFIE AND STRAY RESCUE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Saving Strays£101k—0unclear—no doubt
STAFFIE AND STRAY RESCUE FY2025£215k—0unclear—noted
STRAY CAT RESCUE FY2024£154k—0unclear—noted
ANIMAL RESCUE FY2025£576k—0unclear—no doubt
RESCUING EUROPEAN ANIMALS IN NEED FY2025£130k—0unclear—no doubt
PAWPRINTS TO FREEDOM LIMITED FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.